Spirit of MartinezWhat a Family Kept

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The first time

July 1944

Frank Calicura in khaki on a porch, holding his infant son Jimmy against a stucco wall and a white railing — Summer 1944. Frank on the porch, holding the son he had not yet seen. The family dates it to the leave for Angelina’s funeral — Jimmy about one month old. A soldier on leave remains on his unit’s rolls. The qualification record does not show this morning. The photograph does.Family collection · Zoom to read the hand

Frank Calicura in khaki on a porch, holding his infant son Jimmy against a stucco wall and a white railing — Summer 1944. Frank on the porch, holding the son he had not yet seen. The family dates it to the leave for Angelina’s funeral — Jimmy about one month old. A soldier on leave remains on his unit’s rolls. The qualification record does not show this morning. The photograph does.Family collection · Zoom to read the hand

What is visible

Frank Calicura in khaki on a porch, holding his infant son Jimmy against a stucco wall and a white railing

Cite this

Family Collection. The first time, July 1944. The Spirit of Martinez. https://spiritofmartinez.com/archive/firstmeeting